Salary : $80,059.20 - $97,635.20 Annually
Location : Winchester, VA
Job Type: Full-time Classified
Department: Public Services Department
Division: Public Services Trees/Grounds Maintenance Division
Opening Date: 11/06/2026
Closing Date: 12/6/2026 5:00 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
DescriptionWe're hiring an experienced Arborist/Grounds Maintenance Manager to lead the care, maintenance, and enhancement of City trees, parks, grounds, landscaping, and related assets.
Duties and Responsibilities - Plans, designs, installs, and maintains, athletic fields, plantings and landscaping materials along thoroughfares and special plots
- Responsible for transplanting, fertilizing, pruning, spraying, removal and general care of trees on city owned and maintained properties
- Supervises the installation of landscaping projects
- Attends meetings and serves as liaison to the Environmental Sustainability Taskforce
- Prepares and maintains records and reports regarding tree maintenance work lists, budgets, bid work, grants, tree appeals, etc.
Requirements Education and/or Experience: Any combination of education or experience equivalent to an Associate's degree in forestry, horticulture, botany, arboriculture or other related environmental science is required. A Bachelor's Degree is preferred. Five years of experience in a similar type position is required with one year in a supervisory role.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Possession of a valid and appropriate driver's license. Possession of appropriate certificate, issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, relating to the application of pesticides and fertilizers. Possession of Arborist certification from the International Society of Arboriculture.
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Do have a valid driver's license?
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Do you possess an Arborist certification from the International Society of Arboriculture?
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How many years of relevant work experience do you have forestry, horticulture, botany, arboriculture or other related environmental science?
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